Some pictures....the first is Jackson on Easter (Payne was with Big Mike & MH). The second picture is the boys last night. The last is the progress made on the garage. Yesterday. The framers came, and look what they did!

Payne is off to Washington DC with Big Mike and MH for the long Easter weekend, and we have had a wonderful preview of summer: two days with no school, sleeping in, and staying up late.

It has been a busy week. Jackson played his first coach-pitch baseball game. Had two games this week. First game, the pitcher (Coach Daddy) struck his own son out. Dude.....take it easy on the little dude. Second game, the hitting fared much better. Jackson got a great hit, and foul-tipped during a second at-bat.

Wednesday was Jackson's Easter party at school. {Payne checked out early to catch his flight to meet up with the grandparents in Atlanta - nice to have a child able and willing and excited to fly by himself!} The festivity included and Easter Egg hunt, food, and, of course, the cascarones..... Can't celebrate Easter and the death and resurrection of our Saviour without cascarones....at least according to the elementary set....

Thursday I had Bunko at our house (clean house - yeah) and Friday we (I should say Jon) tore down the drywall from the garage ceiling while I worked in the office/guest room. {will be so glad when I have my new office!!!} Today is more of the same: I am in the office and Jon is working on demo-ing and cleaning up.

Busy, busy weekend. Relay for Life Friday night. Jon volunteered (yes, I was just along for the ride this time) to help with the games and activities. The boys and I came home around 12:30 (again, yes, in the morning.)

Saturday I had a Junior League board workshop all day, and Jon somehow stayed awake to take the boys to a birthday party. Payne went to a baseball game with a friend and spent the night. A quiet night with Jackson, and early to bed.

The boys had Opening Ceremonies for baseball Tuesday. Simple - each team gathers out on the field, and each kid is introduced. Payne is playing Minor ball for the second year, and Jackson is playing coach-pitch for the first time. Jon is coaching Jackson's team only - last year he ended up doing both boys' teams.

Here is Jackson and his friend James:

(and I still can't figure out how to make spaces between what I type and where it goes. Might help if I would attempt to learn some HTML..... but next blurb should really, really go with the picture of Payne and his teammates.)

Next would be Mr. High Pockets, aka The Child Whose Mom Will Not Let Him Pitch, aka The Child Who Wants to Catch But Does Not Realize He Will Not Have The Body Of A Catcher In A Couple Of Years. Most call him Payne-o.

It has been mentioned there are still college basketball games to be played. Supposedly one tonight. I am not aware of any. Basketball is over. Done. Kaput for the year. UCLA and Florida? Holds no interest for me. None. Let's move on, shall we? How many days until football season.....